UFC: The 10 Fighters You Don't Want to Meet in a Dark Alley

Let's face it: there really aren't any UFC fighters that you'd want to meet in a dark alley.

Not if you have bad intentions on your mind, anyway. You'd go from being the aggressor to testing out your speed in a foot race in a blink of an eye. That's also a fight you probably wouldn't win.

But there are certain guys on the UFC roster that instill a little more fear than the rest. Or, I should say, the thought of running into these guys in anywhere but an absolutely public place puts the fear of God into me.

Let me state, for the record, that all of the guys I've included on this list are incredibly nice human beings. We're not talking about Mike Tyson in the '80s or '90s here, folks. All of these fighters would be more inclined to take you out for a beer than bash the ever-loving stuffing out of you.

With that in mind, let's take a look at 10 of the scariest fighters in the UFC.

Kyle Kingsbury

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Kyle Kingsbury has the look of a man who just escaped from Riker's Island. But that's not the main reason I find him so terrifying.

Any man who willingly wears a fanny pack on his journey through life must be feared. And it's not just the waist-satchel, either. Kingsbury seemingly buys his entire wardrobe at a store where the maximum clothing size is one or two sizes smaller than what he should realistically wear.

Pink shirts? Check. Tiny plastic running shorts? Of course. These are not things to be trifled with.

Antonio Silva

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I don't know if you've ever seen Antonio Silva in person, but he is truly a sight to behold.

He's not Andre the Giant, but I imagine the effect is the same. He's a huge man, and his over-sized head, feet and hands would provide a particularly worrisome image for anyone running into him away from the lights and the crowds.

Karlos Vemola

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Vemola has it all: the physique packed with muscle, the perpetual five o' clock shadow and the ever-so-slight lazy eye. All together, it gives you the impression that you're not dealing with a mentally stable person.

And I know you wouldn't hear Vemola's entrance music in a dark alley (how awesome would that be, by the way?) but his choice of legendary classical piece "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana is both apt and intimidating at the same time.

Rony Jason

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For the purposes of this slideshow, I'm just going to assume that Rony Jason wears his Friday the 13th mask whenever he goes out in public.

And let's have some real talk: anyone who wears a Jason Voorhees mask in a public setting is a little bit terrifying to begin with. I can't even see a scrawny kid wearing that goalie mask without feeling a twinge of fear.

Renan Barao

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Look at Renan Barao's picture. Just look at it.

The new interim bantamweight champion looks terrifying even when he's smiling. There's just something about him that makes me think he's just a little bit unhinged, even when he's mowing the lawn or going to the store to pick up groceries.